The
first assistant coach to be added to Jim Davis’ women’s
basketball staff at Tennessee Tech was someone the veteran coach is
familiar with on several platforms – she played for him at
Clemson and coached against him at Towson State as an assistant
coach. Erin Batth joined the Golden Eagle staff in July of 2012 and
brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Batth
was a player for Davis at Clemson from 1997 to 2001. In 1999 she
helped lead the Tigers to the Atlantic Coast Conference
Championship, and the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament, one of
four tournament appearances for Davis' teams. Batth ended her
career by entering the Clemson record books as the first player in
school history to be drafted by the WNBA.

After
graduation from Clemson, Batth continued her playing career in the
WNBA, originally drafted to the Cleveland Rockers, but joining the
San Antonio Silver Stars and finally becoming a Sacramento Monarch.
Batth has also played abroad playing for Panathanikos, one of
Greece’s premier athletic programs, as well as Apollon in
Greece and Migros in Turkey.

Her
coaching career began at Virginia Commonwealth, where she was in
charge of the development of the Rams’ post players. From
there she moved to the West Coast spending time with the
WNBA’s Sacramento Monarchs working in basketball operations
along with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. She assisted in the
NBA War Room during the drafts and provided support for the general
managers and coaches. She also served as a liaison between the
league offices and the teams. While in Sacramento, Batth was given
the opportunity to work with John Wisenant, former GM of the
Sacramento Monarchs and former head coach of the N.Y. Liberty, T.R.
Dunn, Elston Turner as well as Scotty Brooks, who is the current
head coach of the Oklahoma Thunder, among others.

At
Towson Batth was involved in all aspects of the basketball program,
including the growth and development of the Tiger post players. She
was also involved in all aspects of recruiting, monitoring student
athletes in the classroom and on the court, scouting opponents,
organizing community service opportunities and managing the summer
camps.

Returning
back to the state of Virginia, Batth served as the director of
women’s basketball operations of three years at the
University of Virginia under Hall of Fame Coach Debbie Ryan. Batth
was in charge of the Cavalier Classic Tournament and also managed
the budget, team travel and community service opportunities.
The Cavalier teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament each of the
three years that Batth was at UVA.

Batth,
a Marietta, Ga. native, was the first black female inducted to the
Clemson Tiger Brother Hood, spent two years on the Clemson Minority
Council, and was Clemson's representative for the NCAA
Student-Athlete Advisory Board for three years. She was also
nominated for the NCAA Student-Athlete Athletic Leadership Award
twice, while receiving the ACC "Top Six" Award for community
service in 2001. Batth is also the mother of a beautiful 11
year-old daughter named Sierra.